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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-42 · March 10, 2014

Date: March 10, 2014 · 08:56 local
Airport: Standiford
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N395DR
Reported as: Piper PA-42
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N395DRRegistered now · Piper PA-42S/N 42-8001065 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-42 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

This incident is an upgrade from an occurrence OCE1720140014 ptrs #201401749.

The Piper PA-42 serial #42-8001065 had the right PT6A-60A engine removed and sent to an engine overhaul facility.

After having 3 high pressure fuel line's replaced, starter generator replaced, all 4 engine mounts replaced, a propeller balance check, and several vibration analysis completed. An engineer from the company prime turbine had determined the PT-6A-60A engine has an internal pending bearing or gearbox failure and must be removed and torn down for further analysis of what bearing or gearbox is causing an out of limit vibration.

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT IS AN UPGRADE FROM AN OCCURRENCE OCE1720140014 PTRS #201401749.

THE PIPER PA-42 SERIAL #42-8001065 HAD THE RIGHT PT6A-60A ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO AN ENGINE OVERHAUL FACILITY.

AFTER HAVING 3 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE'S REPLACED, STARTER GENERATOR REPLACED, ALL 4 ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, A PROPELLER BALANCE CHECK, AND SEVERAL VIBRATION ANALYSIS COMPLETED. AN ENGINEER FROM THE COMPANY PRIME TURBINE HAD DETERMINED THE PT-6A-60A ENGINE HAS AN INTERNAL PENDING BEARING OR GEARBOX FAILURE AND MUST BE REMOVED AND TORN DOWN FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS OF WHAT BEARING OR GEARBOX IS CAUSING AN OUT OF LIMIT VIBRATION.